The Business Litigation Blog

Video game conglomerate ZeniMax filed a lawsuit against Samsung
for knowingly profiting from Oculus technology originally developed
at ZeniMax. John Carmack was developing mobile Virtual Reality (VR)
and other VR hybrids. It is alleged that he had secret meetings in
ZeniMax owned offices to give away trade secrets to other
businesses and work on VR with them. This is the foundation of the
Oculus case that ZeniMax won for $500 million. Oculus executives
were penalized for copyright infringement, false designation, and
violating non-disclosure agreements.

Samsung was aware of this case while they were developing Gear
VR: Now ZeniMax is suing Samsung for copyright infringement
for using ZeniMax VR code in Gear VR, along with trade secret
misappropriation, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment. Gear
VR is allegedly based on Oculus VR.

If you have a patent infringement, trademark infringement,
copyright infringement, unfair trade practices disputes, or
questions about whether you have a claim, contact Thomas E.
Patterson or Patterson Law Firm at tpatterson@pattersonlawfirm.com
or (312)-223-1699.

This entry was written by Joe Drummond,
posted on Friday, May 19, 2017
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